24%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Cultural Boundaries of Science: Credibility on the Line
Thomas F. Gieryn
€ 47.99
€ 36.57
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Cultural Boundaries of Science: Credibility on the Line
Paperback. An investigation of the boundaries of science. Gieryn argues that when scientific claims reach courtrooms, boardrooms and living rooms, we use cultural 'maps' to decide whom to believe and to demarcate science from ideology, faith or nonsense. He argues that there are no stable criteria to distinguish science from non-science. Num Pages: 376 pages, 1 halftone, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 2 tables. BIC Classification: JHM; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 152 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 632.
Why is science so credible? Usual answers centre on scientists' objective methods or their powerful instruments. This text argues that a better explanation for the cultural authority of science lies downstream, when scientific claims leave laboratories and enter courtrooms, boardrooms, and living rooms. On such occasions, we use maps to decide who to believe - cultural maps demarcating science from pseudoscience, ideology, faith, or nonsense. Thomas F. Gieryn looks at episodes of boundary-work: Was phrenology good science? How about cold fusion? Is social science really scientific? Is organic farming? After centuries of disputes like these, Gieryn ... Read more
Why is science so credible? Usual answers centre on scientists' objective methods or their powerful instruments. This text argues that a better explanation for the cultural authority of science lies downstream, when scientific claims leave laboratories and enter courtrooms, boardrooms, and living rooms. On such occasions, we use maps to decide who to believe - cultural maps demarcating science from pseudoscience, ideology, faith, or nonsense. Thomas F. Gieryn looks at episodes of boundary-work: Was phrenology good science? How about cold fusion? Is social science really scientific? Is organic farming? After centuries of disputes like these, Gieryn ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Number of pages
376
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226292625
SKU
V9780226292625
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Thomas F. Gieryn
Thomas F. Gieryn is professor of sociology at Indiana University. He is the editor of three books, most recently of Theories of Science in Society.
Reviews for Cultural Boundaries of Science: Credibility on the Line